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Golf-Australian Scott suffers freak surfing injury

SYDNEY, Dec 2 (Reuters) - A freak surfing accident has forced Australian Adam Scott to pull out of this week's Australian PGA championship. Scott twisted his right knee while swimming in the ocean last weekend and although the...

Australia's Harvey Norman 28-day sales up 0.5 pct

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian retailer Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd said like-for-like sales for the 28 days to Nov. 30 rose 0.5 percent compared to the same period last year as retail margins continued to come under pressure.

Australian Health Minister Fires Men’s Health Ambassador for Documenting Risks of Homosexuality

Australian Health Minister Fires Men’s Health Ambassador for Documenting Risks of Homosexuality By Ellen M. Rice SYDNEY, December 1, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Last week, Australian Health Minister Nicola Roxon appointed Warwick...

'Love is stronger than terrorism'

SYDNEY - An Australian woman shot in the Mumbai terrorist attacks is back on home soil after her ordeal. Katie Anstee, 24, was shot in Mumbai's Cafe Leopold on November 27 - her first day in the Indian city. A bullet broke Ms...

Spain's Union Fenosa to build Australian wind farms

SYDNEY, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Spainish power firm Union Fenosa will invest A$1.9 billion ($1.2 billion) in constructing seven wind farms in Australia, doubling Australia's wind generation capacity when completed in 2013. 'These...

Daly to stay for Australian Open

John Daly blasts out of a bunker during the Australian Masters at Huntingdale. (AFP: William West) Two-time major winner John Daly will play at the Australian Open golf tournament in Sydney next week. Daly arrived in Australia...

[Environmental_Sciences-BS] Southern Ocean acidification: A tipping point at 450-ppm atmospheric CO2

aClimate Change Research Centre, Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia; and bCentre for Australian Weather and Climate Research and Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research...

Tyrian Strengthens Board With New Appointment (Business Wire)

Monday December 1, 6:22 pm ET SYDNEY, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tyrian Diagnostics Limited (ASX:TDX - News ) announced today the appointment of new board member, Dr Merilyn Sleigh and the resignation of John Martin. Dr....

ExxonMobil’s P.N.G. LNG Starts Next Year

By Tereni Kens in Sydney Monday: December 01, 2008 Papua New Guinea’s K30.8 billion (US$10 billion) Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is right on track and is expected to resume operations in the first-quarter of 2009. The PNG LNG...

Deadly plunge from car park

NSW councils do not regularly check buildings once they are constructed, except for fire safety, an inquest into the death of a man who died when his car crashed through a car park railing has been told. The City of Sydney...